A review by lilyoliviareads
Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson

challenging reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I feel like I need to go back to the beginning and read it all again now that I know how it ends... what a fascinating collection of interwoven short stories. It really left me guessing how they were all connected until the second to last story...

I would be up for reading this again at some point in the future as the storytelling was so intricate.

Could have done without the fat phobia and constant body shaming of women though. Unfortunately it reeked of that particular brand of internalised misogyny, middle aged women seem to display so well.

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